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By Sara Rajabova

The situation on the frontline remains tense, as the ceasefire has been violated on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in different positions 66 times last night, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on February 4.

Armenian Armed Forces fired on the positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces from the positions near the villages of Ashagi Seyidahmadli, Ashagi Abdurrahmanli in the Fizuli region, Marzili, Yusifjanli, Shikhlar, Shirvanli in the Agdam region, Tapgaragoyunlu in the Goranboy region, Mehdili in the Jabrayil region and the nameless heights in the territory of the Khojavend region last night.

The shooting was countered by return fire.

Most ceasefire violations are being observed in the Fizuli, Agdam, Terter, Goranboy, Khojavand, Jabrail regions, spokesman for the Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-Colonel Vagif Dargahli told Trend earlier.

Dargahli stressed that the number of ceasefire violations has recently increased. There have been over 2,000 incidents since January 21.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.